Nonstop flight route between Dali, Yunnan, China and Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from DLU to JNB:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
 - DLU Airport Information
 - JNB Airport Information
 - Facts about DLU
 - Facts about JNB
 - Map of Nearest Airports to DLU
 - List of Nearest Airports to DLU
 - Map of Furthest Airports from DLU
 - List of Furthest Airports from DLU
 - Map of Nearest Airports to JNB
 - List of Nearest Airports to JNB
 - Map of Furthest Airports from JNB
 - List of Furthest Airports from JNB
 
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dali Airport (DLU), Dali, Yunnan, China and O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,987 miles (or 9,635 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Dali Airport and O. R. Tambo International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Dali Airport and O. R. Tambo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DLU / ZPDL | 
| Airport Names: | 
                    
  | 
            
| Location: | Dali, Yunnan, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°39'3"N by 100°19'5"E | 
| Area Served: | Dali, Yunnan, China | 
| Operator/Owner: | Yunnan Airport Group | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 7050 feet (2,149 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DLU | 
| More Information: | DLU Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JNB / FAOR | 
| Airport Names: | 
                    
  | 
            
| Location: | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°8'21"S by 28°14'45"E | 
| Area Served: | Johannesburg, South Africa Pretoria, South Africa  | 
                
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Company South Africa | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5558 feet (1,694 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from JNB | 
| More Information: | JNB Maps & Info | 
Facts about Dali Airport (DLU):
- Dali Airport handled 274,486 passengers last year.
 - The furthest airport from Dali Airport (DLU) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 11,871 miles (19,105 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
 - In addition to being known as "Dali Airport", other names for DLU include "大理机场" and "Dàlǐ Jīchǎng".
 - Because of Dali Airport's high elevation of 7,050 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DLU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DLU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - Dali Airport (DLU) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Dali Airport (DLU) is Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG), which is located 71 miles (115 kilometers) N of DLU.
 
Facts about O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB):
- The Central Terminal Building will boost capacity at the landside of the terminal in 3 levels, also allowing direct access from international and domestic terminals.
 - In late 2005, a name change was proposed for the airport to "O.
 - The closest airport to O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is Rand Airport (QRA), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SW of JNB.
 - The two terminals A and B have been restructured.
 - O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) has 2 runways.
 - O. R. Tambo International Airport handled 18,794,897 passengers last year.
 - Because of O. R. Tambo International Airport's high elevation of 5,558 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JNB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JNB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - A second terminal between the two runways has also been mooted, which is proposed for completion by 2012.
 - The new International Pier development will increase international arrivals and departures capacity in a double storey structure with nine additional airside contact stands, four of which are Airbus A380 compatible.
 - In addition to being known as "O. R. Tambo International Airport", another name for JNB is "Johannesburg International Airport".
 - The furthest airport from O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,979 miles (19,279 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
 
